PP/30/1/6/8/3 - [Letter, Allyn Forbes to Molly Pritchard, 5/11/42]

Reference code

PP/30/1/6/8/3

Level of description

Item

Title

[Letter, Allyn Forbes to Molly Pritchard, 5/11/42]

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

2 leaves Letters (MS)

Subject

Harvard College
Military service, Compulsory
World War, 1939-1945
Elections -- United States -- 1900-1945

Creator

Forbes, Allyn.

Creator

Pritchard, Molly

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

Forbes explains that as "it has been a painless guardianship" [looking after Jonathan Pritchard] he has had no need to contact Molly Pritchard. The only matter to arise is financial, regarding school fees. Forbes recommends Molly and Jack [Pritchard] wait before making enquiries at Harvard as there is a real possibility that the draft age will be reduced to 18. The college will be in confusion and it may affect Jonathan's entry. He refers to "the news from Egypt" being "magnificent" and refers to recent elections being won by Republicans whose "professed conversion to the idea of geniune American participation in the peace" he doubts.

PP - Pritchard Papers
- PP/30 - [Family Papers]
  - PP/30/1 - [Correspondence and papers relating to immediate family]
    - PP/30/1/6 - Correspondence with various people in United States and Canada regarding Jonathan and Jeremy Pritchard]
      - PP/30/1/6/8 - [Correspondence with Allyn Forbes]
        PP/30/1/6/8/3 - [Letter, Allyn Forbes to Molly Pritchard, 5/11/42]

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